Beduin Tomato

A very flavorful and delicious fruit that are a deep, dark brick color, pear shaped and weigh 3-6 ounces. Meaty and rich, perfect for canning or fresh eating. Named for the Nomadic tribe from the Near East and North Africa. Distinctive and well worth growing.

Love this tomato. One of two from this year that will definitely be in the garden next year. Got a late start because of a late freeze, but they have been pumping out delicious tomatoes from late August through right now in October. I missed the first couple---they are NOT red when ripe, more of a brown-orange with significant remnants of green. This tomato has a very hearty, acidic flavor. Absolutely delicious fried up in butter with breakfast, also great in a mixed salad. Fantastic with a bit of vinegar and dill.
Be forewarned: you MUST trellis or stake this! This is a BIG plant and it will ramble like a squash plant if you let it, but the tomatoes rot if they spend time sitting on the ground. Will climb up a very tall trellis if you give them space, or across a large area. Shoot, I might plant them in the unvined part of the vineyard next year; I think they'd be happy being treated like a grapevine, actually.

I have grown this two years now. It has handled both extreme wet and dry weather that killed or blighted other varieties. The pear shape fruit are attractive, and have the high acid taste I want from a black tomato. My early fruit got to be fist sized, though later fruit were significantly smaller. The main complaint I have with the fruit is the tough skin and flesh around the stem.
This is definitely a variety that I plan to continue to grow.